Kenya vs Zambia: Daily supply of calories per person
Kenya
2,146 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Zambia
2,170 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Kenya rank
181st
Zambia rank
179th
Daily supply of calories per person over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2,170 kilocalories per day against 2,146 kilocalories per day in Kenya, a difference of 24 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 179th of 191 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,307 kilocalories per day | 2,087 kilocalories per day | 220.39 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2,323 kilocalories per day | 2,283 kilocalories per day | 40.41 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2,228 kilocalories per day | 2,130 kilocalories per day | 98.11 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2,075 kilocalories per day | 2,016 kilocalories per day | 58.63 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2,091 kilocalories per day | 1,816 kilocalories per day | 275.12 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2,216 kilocalories per day | 2,094 kilocalories per day | 121.58 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2,176 kilocalories per day | 2,170 kilocalories per day | 5.78 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of calories per person, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2,170 kilocalories per day against 2,146 kilocalories per day in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily supply of calories per person between Kenya and Zambia?
- 24 kilocalories per day, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for daily supply of calories per person?
- Kenya ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 179th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.